A DIY Etch-a-Sketch Coffee Table Really Ties the Room Together

When it comes to coffee tables, you can always go down the IKEA route, or you can just build your own. And if you're going to build your own, you might as well make it fun, right? That's exactly what Caleb Kraft did with this impressive build, an Etch-a-Sketch-like coffee table that uses magnets and bearings to create sand art. A little shake of the coffee table and it can erase itself.

The above video gives the overview, but Kraft's Youtube channel has been meticulously tracking the process of building the table in four episodes. There's plotting. There's diagramming. There's cutting. There's adventure. In the end, there's an impressive build that's a great conversation piece for any living room, and a nice little time killer.

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